John F. Murphy

John F. Murphy was a Vice-President-at-Large of the Teamsters, serving from 1998. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he joined the Teamsters in 1969 and became a Local 122 official in 1980 before becoming its Secretary-Treasurer in 1984, holding that post into the 2010s. In 1998, he was elected to the General Executive Board as a Vice-President-at-Large, and he chaired the Blue Ribbon Commission, spearheaded mergers with rail unions, and battling for refugees' and members' pensions.